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Maureen Griffin is part owner and founder
of the Golden Gate Fencing Center. She is active in building all of
their coaching and instructional programs, especially new classes
for kids and women. Maureen has been instructing fencing throughout
her career and now coaches foil and epee. She is very encouraging
to beginners and enjoys bringing new students along to their first
competitive experiences.
Maureen began fencing in 1977 in Montreal, qualifying for the Canadian
team to the Junior World Championships in foil in 1982. She fenced
on the varsity at the University of Wisconsin. In 1990 she began
fencing epee, and was been a member of the Canadian National Team
from 1992 through 1998. She has represented Canada in three World
Championships and the 1995 Pan American Games, where she won a bronze
medal. She has trained and competed in Canada, the U.S., France,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Greece, Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela, Belgium,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia.
Maureen taught English at Dawson College in Montreal from 1992
to 1995, but now most of her grammar correction is directed at the
three Fencing Center cats. Her husband, Mike Pederson, also a Fencing
Center owner, is the Western Region National Women's Foil Coach.
They have a 15 month old son, Conall.
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